There are servers out there, they're just a bit tricky to find because the master server was shut down years ago. What you need to do is use the Steam client's Server Browser to find them. Go to the View menu, then select Servers to bring up the Servers popup window. Click the INTERNET tab at the top-left, click CHANGE FILTERS, then click the drop-down menu that's next to Game. Scroll down until you see The Ship, then select it. This will filter out all the servers, apart from those running The Ship. Why not add them to your favourites so you can find them again later?